Spanish Politics

There have always been two debates about RTVE: financing and the nomination of its board which, in theory, should govern it.

PP-controlled Senate to investigate PSOE-controlled “Telepedro” (RTVE)

Is Michelle Pfeiffer beautiful? Is Brad Pitt handsome? Perhaps, but proving such a conjecture may turn out to be impossible. Everything suggests that something similar will happen with the investigative commission that the People’s Party (PP) has just announced in the Senate—where the Prime Minister has not appeared for two years—to investigate the behavior of Spanish Radio and Television (RTVE), colloquially known as “Telepedro.” The constant bombardment of the opposition,…

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Pedro Sánchez’s wife to appear in court today, under investigation for corruption and influence peddling while European Public Prosecutor’s Office also investigates

The judge has summoned Begoña Gómez, under investigation for corruption in the private sector and influence peddling (she wrote letters of recommendation for her partners’ companies to win public tenders) and the news, expected, has unleashed a political storm five days before the European elections. The PP has called for the resignation of the prime minister, who has responded with a new “letter to the citizens”: “What they did not…